Africa Mauritius The online workshop on the prevention, control and management of invasive alien species has ended; it has been held in Port-Luis at the initiative of, among others, the UN Development Program
Africa Ivory Coast To tackle the alarming deforestation in the country, the government has decided that one day in 2021 will be dedicated to planting 50 million trees
Africa Central African Republic Minister Pascal Bida Koyagbele laid the foundation stone for the first of the planned 5,000 water towers to be built across the country
Africa Liberia Graduates and relatives of the Booker Washington Institute living in the US have donated $10,000 to help repair damage the Institute, founded in Kakata in 1929, suffered from the violent storm of 16 May 2021
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo Partnership plan with Belgium has been approved to begin returning works of art taken during colonial rule
Africa Botswana According to a national multidimensional analysis of deprivation overlap, sanitation is the most common form of deprivation among children in the country regardless of age group, particularly the provision of clean water and adequate sewage disposal
Africa Eritrea The 3rd strategic development plan for the health sector 2022-2026, currently being studied, will continue and consolidate the achievements of the previous, focusing on the implementation of universal health coverage
Africa Tunisia The city of Kairouan sees a a spike in Covid-19 infections; local NGOs are calling for urgent international attention as more medical assistance and more vaccines are needed
Africa Mali 12 UN peacekeepers were injured in a suicide attack in the country north of the city of Gao
Africa Benin Popular Nollywood star Mike Ezuruonye has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Estam University
Africa Malawi The country's LBGTQ+ community celebrated its first Pride Parade with a large turnout, despite homosexuality remaining illegal and a conviction carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years
Africa Liberia All social programs in schools, including graduation, gala day, queen pageant, parade and field trips have been suspended
Africa Gabon The country has received the first payment as part of a $150 million agreement with Norway to reduce deforestation and protect its rainforest